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Those who are afflicted with deafness usually have no choice but to live with it. Granted hearing aids have improved greatly over the years, but in terms of a full on cure, that is still something a little out of reach, or at least until recently. According to a press release put out by the South African Government (via Disclose.TV), it seems that doctors in region have performed the first ever middle ear transplant which in turn has cured a patient of deafness.

Through the use of 3D printed middle ear bones developed by Professor Mashudu Tshifularo and his team at the University of Pretoria (UP) Faculty of Health, it seems that they have successfully cured the deafness of the patient involved, allowing him to hear again after his middle ear was damaged in a car accident.

According to Tshifularo:

“By replacing only the ossicles that aren’t functioning properly, the procedure carries significantly less risk than known prostheses and their associated surgical procedures. We will use titanium for this procedure, which is biocompatible. We use an endoscope to do the replacement, so the transplant is expected to be quick, with minimal scarring.”

The best part about this surgery is that it can be performed on anyone and everyone, including new-borns who might be born deaf. It also reduces the chance of facial nerve paralysis which can occur if the facial nerve that passes through the middle ear space is damaged during traditional surgery.

As Spiderman’s Uncle Ben once famously said, “with great power comes great responsibility,” few responsibilities are more significant than that of being a father. And while parenting should be a shared responsibility, fatherhood, however, gives a different depiction of what raising children should look like.

Take these dads on our list for example. From innocently drawing eyebrows on your favorite daddy’s girl to provide them with more expression to using them as a plate, these funny dad jokes seem to have no end to them.#1 Two Kiwis

#2 Dad Left Alone With The Baby

#3 When Dad Is Giving Baby A Bath

#4 When Dad Gets The Kids Ready For School

#5 Problem Solved

#6 Ponytail Level: Dad

#7 My Husband May Have Gone Too Far In Dressing Our Son Like An Old Man For School Today

#8 She Wanted A Swing So He Became One

#9 I Left My Husband With The Baby For Ten Minutes#10 The Only Way My 3 Day-Old Daughter Would Fall Asleep. After Two Hours Of Carrying Her Around I Got Hungry